April 2014I was interviewed for a New York Times article about the talented artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, and the topic of street harassment. Very pleased to see this artist and this important issue get more media attention.

May 2013In August, I will begin my new position as Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hastings College, in Hastings, Nebraska! I am thrilled to join the Hastings College team!

August 2012I traveled to Denver to attend annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems, and Sociologists for Women in Society. I received the honorable mention for the Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship, a national scholarship (jointly awarded by all three organizations) that honors the extraordinary career of Beth B. Hess.

JUNE 2012I moved to Chicago! I'm living here during this final year of graduate school as I finish my dissertation and complete some manuscripts for publication.

MAY 2012

I received the Graduate Student Award for Significant Achievement in Research at a ceremony on May 4, 2012.

APRIL 2012Headline in the college paper: "New Jersey 7 film sheds light on human rights issues," along with a photo of the director of "Out In The Night," Blair Doroshwalther. In April 2012, I invited Blair Doroshwalther to show her documentary at Kansas State University and discuss the case of the New Jersey 7. I also organized a panel discussion to follow the film, inviting local queer activists. The event was titled: "Street Harassment & the New Jersey 7 Case: Injustice at the Intersections of Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality."